Guest guest Posted June 23, 1999 Report Share Posted June 23, 1999 Hello again everyone! Swami Yogeshananda om Hari om The following is an email, which I wrote today, in reply to a correspondent, who wishes to go to India and help the poor. I would like to share it with the members of the digest forum. __________ Mohammed namaste asalaamalaikum Om Shanthi Om Yes, there are many great gurus...each one with his or her own particular gift to offer. That is certainly a noble cause: " To help the poor in India " .... but one doesn't have to go all the way to India to find poverty. At least, as poor as they are, the peoples of South Asia, are generally speaking, serious devotees of God. Their whole lives are centred around religious beliefs...whether, Parsi, Christian, Ismaili, Sunni, shiite, Shakta, Sivaite, Vaishnavaite, Jain, Sikh, etc. etc.....that is the motivating factor in their lives. So, in reality, are they poor? However, in the western nations, 'spiritual' poverty is rampant. We do see, in South Asia, political or communal motivated killings, no doubt. But do we see mere youngsters taking a gun into their hands and shooting down their fellow students, for no apparent reason? The work, Mohammed, is wherever you happen to be. If you live in the west, then that is the best place to start. Look around you, the opportunities for spreading peace and joy are boundless! Our mission is to share with the western nations, the wonderful messages of the Great Sages [Rishis] of South Asia. The western world is sitting upon a volcano. There is a spiritual void that must be filled. People are crying for it...indeed dying for it. So, in the words of Sri Swami Vivekananda: " Onward, brave lads! Fear not! Remember boys, that the elephant, as he proceeds through the marketplace, is always beset by curs, but he worries not...he just carries on his way " When we know that we are possessers of the TRUTH, we are like that elephant....nothing can stop us. We have the strength of knowledge! Om Shanthi Om ____________________ ____ 123India - India's Premier Search Engine Get your Free Email Account at http://www.123india.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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